Riverdale Village Minutes Report June Meeting Actions
Village board meets Tuesday June 27 with president Claus presiding and Hazen absent. Topics include dog license and public recovery act use for paving 138th and 142nd Streets to Ashland Ave, street and sidewalk repairs, water line leak at 189th Halsted, vandalized street lamps, and licenses granted for beer and sewer work. Page notes indicate continuations and referrals to committees and engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Claussen
Hazen
Torpy
Ivanhoe
Martin
Fire Department
S. H. 8B
189Th and
Halsted Streets
School Street
Robinson
L. Belz
Atlantic Street
Police Department
Curt Zesch & Son
Allen Hotel
Joseph Madala
Paul Covolo
Alfred Bartolomei
B. A. Kelly
County Superintendent of Highways
Branigar Bros
Mrs Paul Schubert obituary from Dolton Illinois
Mrs Paul Schubert aged 76. Funeral in Dolton July 1 at 2 50 p m from her home with Rev Bassler officiating. Interment Oaklawn Cemetery. Survived by husband two sons Max and Fred and daughter Elizabeth and seven grandchildren. Also one sister and eight brothers. Born Anna Maria Wagner in Saxony Germany May 17 1857 she came to America 1882 and settled in Chicago before moving to Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schubert
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Anna Maria Wagner
Saxony
Germany
America
Chicago
Dolton
Max
Chicago Heights
Fred
Elizabeth
Louis Krueger
Ernest Hanschmann
San Francisco
California
Otto Wagner
Riverdale
Carl
Lawrence
Mass
Ernest
Bassler
Oaklawn Cemetery
Sterling quartettes Second Annual Picnic Open Air Concert
The Sterling quartet will present a second annual picnic and open air concert on Saturday July 1 at Mineral Springs in the Thornton Forest Preserve. All are invited to attend this musical event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Quartette
Thornton Forest Preserve
Pine Beach Cottages For Rent In Crivitz Wisconsin
Lake Noquebay area rental notice listing Pine Beach Cottages Crivitz Wis through Mrs F O Ulander with contact details and dates. Includes location Crivitz and lake access near Lake Noquebay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Noquebay
Crivitz
Wis
F. O. Ulander
Tax notice on second installment due延期 September
The collector states that the second installment of the 1931 taxes was originally due in July but now extended to September. No penalty will be charged until then, and a public notice will appear in The Pointer once books arrive. Winnie Gouwens, Collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Gouwens
Alderman Lindell Becomes City Greeter For World’s Fair
Alderman Lindell, now an official city greeter, joins the World’s Fair committee. He notes a summer crowded with conventions and says greeters meet heads of organizations, represent the Mayor, and cover opening sessions. He recalls greeting the Norwegian training ship Sorlandet and other duties for Moroccan exhibits and decorators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Lindell
Kelly
Chicago
Sorlandet
United States
International Institute of Interior Decorators
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Fire Destroys Autos Near First National Bank
Dalton fire department and Riverdale crew fought a Sunday afternoon blaze that destroyed a new Buick owned by the Jenson family and a Chevrolet of the Goeringer family in a frame garage behind the Korthaus building. Two nearby cottages were scorched but sustained limited damage as flames were checked. Lambert and Goeringer families occupied the cottages. The Lambert family was away at an American Legion picnic when the fire was spotted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Fire Department
Riverdale Fire Department
First National Bank
Jenson
Korthaus
Chevrolet
Goeringer
John Lambert
Lambert
American Legion
Barge Traffic Boosts Freight Route Through Chicago Area
A large steel barge towed by a tug moved down the Calumet river toward New Orleans last Saturday. The tug captain says trips through Riverdale will occur roughly every three weeks. Tracks were disconnected at the bridge and the city dispatched workers to operate the bridge. The Joliet locks opening resumes inland waterway access from the Gulf to the Great Lakes. A passenger car served bridge area riders and another line carried patrons to 119th street. Also advertised are Crazy Water Crystals and Plunder's Tablets at Doolton Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
New Orleans
Riverdale
Street
Chicago
South Chelago
Joliet
Gulf of Mexico
Wind and Rain Ravage Brickyards and City
A severe wind and electric storm caused extensive damage in the area on Thursday. Illinois Brick Co sheds were destroyed and blocked rail lines, with $70,000 in losses and temporary work for many. Lightning struck homes and buildings, trees were toppled, and several facilities suffered structural damage. Fire and water damage disrupted operations at the Pointer office and other local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Brick Co
Kasten
Jim McLaughlin
Chelago Brick Co
Oakland
Stahnke
Washington
Chicago St
Hammond Lumber Co
Ed O’brien
Lincoln Avenue
Oak Street
Arthur Erffmeyer
Sibley Boulevard
I. C
Acme
Camille Beck
Washington Street
de Rosso
Main Street
Dalton
Kollar
Notice to dog owners in Riverdale village
Riverdale dog owners are warned that licenses are due and that after July 15 all stray and unmuzzled dogs will be disposed of under village ordinance. By order of the President and Board of Trustees. Peter Kurz, Village Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Peter Kurz
Single Tax Meeting At Riverdale Village Hall
A meeting at Riverdale village hall Wednesday evening July 19 will feature George M. Strachan of the Bureau of Engineering speaking on Single Tax. The event draws many interested students of taxation and promises to be interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
George M. Strachan
Bureau of Engineering
School bids for coal and oil to Lincoln Franklin Roosevelt DC
Board of Education District 148 invites bids for 200 tons of third vein Pocahontas coal to be delivered to Lincoln and Franklin schools and a sufficient amount of oil for Roosevelt and Washington schools. Bids due in Secretary W J H Stanley’s hands by 8 p m July 1, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Lincoln
Franklin
Roosevelt
Washington
Local and Personal News from Dalton and Riverdale
Frank Ulander returns from Crivitz Wisconsin after a ten day family visit. Mrs. Joseph Locher recovers from thyroid operation at St Braneis Blue Island and is home as of June 17. Several Wisconsin visitors, baby announcements, and local gatherings are noted along with fire department praise and upcoming Dolton Tavern opening July 1. The piece lists numerous short hometown social items and travel notes across Dalton Riverdale and Blue Island areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ulander
Crivitz
Wis
Wisconsin
Joseph Locher
St Braneis Hospital
Blue Island
Ben Kasha
Milwaukee
John Kasha
Ted Dreger
Joseph Lieb, Jr
Henry Steinhauer
Dolton
Flint Lake
Ind
Milton Meeder
Kanawha Avenue
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Jean Burnette Meeder
John Sheahan
Eleanore
Peoria
Bruno Petkus
Alva Noble
Columbia City
Margaret Ely
Ross Ely
Kinney
Ewa Bump
Nellie Clow
Flint
Mich
Walter Nowak
Nowaks
John R. McCloskey
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Dolores Ann
Minnie Propper
Roseland Community Hospital
L. E. Reich
Riverdale Fire Department
State Firemen's Association
Champaign
Firemen’s School of Instruction
Louie
Oscar Borgaard
West Pullman
St. Francis Hospital
Joan June
Riverdale
Pointer
Frank Hair
South Bend
Indiana
Dan Pegorin
Green Lake Pool
159Th
Torrence Avenue
Chicago
Hammond
Harvey
Thornton
Chicago Heights
Calumet City
Lansing
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Water Bills Burden Find Public Officials on Delinquent Lists
Delinquent water charges create strain on Dalton officials as unpaid bills rise and water service risks disconnection. A village campaign has cut debt by 316.20 in two weeks, but total unpaid water bills reach 915.88, highlighting the cost borne by taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dipnt
Publi
Dalton
Dolton Board of Trustees
Sales Tax Starts July 1 Impost Aims for Unemployment Relief
A 2 percent sales tax on retail sales becomes effective July 1 with merchants collecting but consumers paying. For six months revenue funds unemployment relief in Cook County and over fifty downstate counties, then funds property tax relief. Estimated annual revenue is $85 million. Attorney General Otto Kerner calls the tax constitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Otto Kerner
Local notes include travels, moves, and ceremonies across towns
Donald Lorenzen and Harold Kasten left for a ranch vacation in Nava Visa New Mexico. Mrs M J Reitz won a lodge quilt raffle. Miss Lillian Diederich visits Father Diederich in Riverdale. Mr and Mrs Raymond Morrison move to Kankakee Illinois where he becomes stock yards superintendent. Mrs Stanley Prymas attends a state convention. A group travels to Wilmette Illinois for a class of girls joining the Order of Sisters of Christian Charity. Elmer Steinert’s parents visit from Manchester New Hampshire. July 4th specials at Evelyn's Beauty Shop East 13th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Lorenzen
N. P. Lorenzen
Harold Kasten
Albert Kasten
Mary Rock
Nava Visa
New Mexico
Lorenzen
M. J. Reitz
Doldale Rebeccauh Lodge
Lillian Diederich
San Jose
California
Diederich
Riverdale
Raymond Morrison
Park Avenue
Dalton
Kankakee
Ill
Morrison
Stanley Prymas
Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
Morrison Hotel
St. Mary’s Court
Elmer Steinert
Manchester
New Hampshire
Century of Progess
Evelyn
East
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138Th
142Nd
Ashland Avenue
Coal and Oil
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